January 27, 2010 – MichaelZimmer.org

Google’s Privacy Principles Fall Short

Posted by Michael Zimmeron January 27, 2010in Privacy, Search Engines

To celebrate Data Privacy Day, Google has published its 5 guiding privacy principles. The principles are something every organization should commit to and strive for. The problem is, Google hasn't adhered to them quite as closely as they'd want you to believe....

Data Privacy Day 2010: No More Cookies or Web bugs at MichaelZimmer.org

Posted by Michael Zimmeron January 27, 2010in Privacy, Professional3 Comments

January 28, 2010 is Data Privacy Day. To celebrate, MichaelZimmer.org no longer uses any services that rely on web cookies or web bugs...

Call for Panelists: On the Philosophy of Facebook (AoIR 2010, Gothenburg)

Posted by Michael Zimmeron January 27, 2010in Events, Social Media

I am proposing a panel for Internet Research 11.0 titled "On the Philosophy of Facebook". Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg has built his social networking empire on the belief that "information wants to be shared", a particular philosophy of information that directly impacts the values built into the design of Facebook, ranging from its user interface, privacy policies, terms of service, and method of governance. This panel will explore the philosophy of Facebook and its broader implications for norms of privacy, identity, governance, sociability, and online life generally.